Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.) has said: "There are two characteristics, which surpass all others: having faith in Allah, and benefiting one's brothers (in faith)." (1)One of the major responsibilities of Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.), for which he endeavoured earnestly, was to introduce the Imam after him to the Shiites and to inform them of the next Imam's occultation. At the time, the Abbasid dynasty, having had heard the words of the previous Imams (A.S.) and those of Prophets' (A.S.) about the saviour that would be born to Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.), were in close watch of Imam Hassan's ( A.S.) residency to make sure he would not have a son. Thereupon, Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.) had to hide his son from the guards sent by the government and in that manner save his son's life.After the martyrdom of Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.), Imam Mahdi (A.S.) went into the periods of his short and long occultation, whereupon most Shiites were deprived from seeing their Imam. Upon this matter, at the time of Imam al-Askari (A.S.) it was necessary to introduce Imam Mahdi (A.S.) to certain Shiites, and clarify his processes of occultation. Many narrations have been recorded on this matter, but in this excerpt we will refer to only one.Ahmad ibn Is'haq, one of the reliable companions of Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.), has narrated: "In one of my visits to the Imam, I had intended to ask about his successor. Yet before I had spoken, the Imam (A.S.) said: 'O Ahmad ibn Is'haq! From the creation of Adam, Allah (SWT) has never left the earth without His successor on people, and will never do so until the Day of Judgment…' I asked: 'O son of the messenger of Allah! So who is the successor and Imam after you?'Imam Askari (A.S.) stood up immediately, and entered the house. He then returned carrying a three year old boy, whose face was filled with a halo of light. He said: 'O Ahmad! If it were not for your eminence in the eyes of Almighty Allah and His chosen people, I would not have shown you my child. His name and nickname are the same as that of Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W.); and it is he who will fill the earth with justice after it has been corrupted with oppression…By Allah (SWT)! He will live through a long occultation from which people will not survive perdition and deviation, except for those who stand firm on believing in his Imamate, and those who are honoured with the opportunity to pray for haste in his reappearance."Ahmad ibn Ishaq narrates: "the minute I asked Imam Askari (A.S.): 'Will any sign or miracle appear to make me confident?' the child began speaking: 'I am the remainder of Allah (Baqiatullah) on earth; the one who will take revenge on the enemies of Allah; and after seeing me, do not search for any other signs!"… (Selection taken from," An Analysis of the Life of Imam Hassan Askari (A.S.)", by Muhammad Baqir Qurashi)Footnote: 1- Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 489The Life of the Great Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.) [Poem]Composed by: Saleha FatimaToronto, CanadaBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was made from light of Allah He reflected might of Allah Allah made him so powerful That all life he was powerfulBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAllah gave him such vast knowledge Of heaven and earth he had knowledge Had past, present, future knowledge Of all holy books had knowledgeBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAllah gave him the purity He was unique in purity All his life he never did sin All his life had no thought of sinBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was Allah’s Proof on earth He was Allah’s mercy on earth He was the guide for people of world Sent as helper to people of worldBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was born with a glowing face Had miracle, power and grace By miracle he bowed his head With faith in Allah he bowed his headBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe sat up and looked at the skies Angels saluted from the skies He was the prince of king and heavens Respected him angels of heavensBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was master of all humans He was master of all angels Master of all living beings Controller of non-living beingsBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe sat up manifesting grace The divine light shown from his face the wonderful light the powerful light Made the earth bright and skies the brightBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAs baby he was powerful Took Allah’s names and was joyful As baby in cradle he was great Had super qualities was greatBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariBeing in cradle he looked high His vision went beyond the sky Above all havens and Paradise Above Kauthar, Tasneem ParadiseBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAbove Paradise, higher and high Above Sidra near Arsh so high He looked at holy Guarded Tablet Like Hasan he read Guarded TabletBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThe Guarded Tablet contained matter Of events happening till Mahsher All that matter was in his mind Given by God merciful and kindBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAs a baby he had knowledge Of heaven and earth he had knowledge Knowledge of heavenly matters Knowledge of all worldly mattersBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was born as a great Imam Had qualities of great Imam His father was the tenth Imam God made Askari eleventh ImamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariIn his house there was a deep well Askari crawled in well he fell His father great Ali Naqi Was praying to God AlmightyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThe ladies screamed painfully cried Askari smiled and not cried Completing prayers went Naqi Saw miracle of AskariBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was on the top of water Did not get drowned by his power Imam Naqi did miracle Got water raised by miracleBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHis body was dry and clothes were dry He was smiling did not cry All ladies thanked powerful ImamAli Naqi, wonderful ImamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAs a baby he was Imam And as a child he was Imam One day he was with group of boys Who were plying with the toysBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe did not play with worldly toy When asked he said I am that boy Who knows what is the aim of life Worship knowledge are aims of lifeBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAllah has said in holy Quran You weren’t created aimless O man Each and every person in world With special aim was sent to worldBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThus he explained that the childhood If spent in gaining knowledge is good Even though young may be a boy Worshipping Allah he should get joyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariWhen Askari was four years old He left Madinah but was bold His father called by enemy Went as reflector of mercyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAskari went with his father Stayed in Samarra with his father Mutawakkel the cruel king Had large army was a big kingBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe wanted to frighten Imam He showed his army to Imam Imam opened his two fingers Showed heavens’ army in two fingersBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe showed billions of the angels In largest number were angels Alert to fight with heavenly might Imam was controller of mightBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMarriage of Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.) with the Descendant of the Successor of JesusSham’oon was Jesus’ successor – After Jesus he had power His far descendant was a lady – married to king and got babyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMaleeka was the holy baby To pious girl grew up baby She was to marry her cousin Her grandfather’s choice was cousinBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMany hundreds ambassadors Many hundreds were preachers Each one of them was royal guest To witness princess’ marriage at bestBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAs a groom came the young cousin To sit beside the bride cousin An unknown power shook the earth From throne the groom fell on the earthBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariSecret of this they did not know The priests also could not know They said this is heavenly sign Marriage should stop is heavenly signBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariKing made next cousin become groom He wanted to marry her soon New groom climbed up came to throne Had to sit on the royal throneBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariWhen he sat down beside the bride The power changed the happy tide The earth trembled and throne broke down The groom again from throne fell downBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThe priests said sorry, sorry O king The bride should not accept the ring This marriage should never take place Another failure should not faceBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMarriage was cancelled being denounced “All go home, Sorry!” was announced The bride came to her room and slept She saw wonderful dream when sleptBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariJesus, Sham’oon and many angels Came to her palace with angels They placed high pulpit made of light And expected some men of lightBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThose men of light, Prophet, eleven Imams They came to marry eleventh Imam Jesus, Sham’oon hugged all of them Happily welcomed all of themBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMuhammad said I want to marry Maleeka to Hasan Askari Jesus, Sham’oon accepted it Maleeka’s heart accepted itBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariSham’oon successor of Prophet (Jesus) Became relative of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) Muhammad (S.A.W.) sat on the pulpit Performed marriage from the pulpitBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMaleeka saw the truth in dream Got married to Askari in dream Fourteen more nights she was at rest Again in dream fortune was bestBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariShe saw Mary and Fatima (A.S.) With houries came to Maleeka Maleeka said to Askari Never comes in dream to see me Fatima (A.S.) said he is Imam Will come when you accept IslamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariShe accepted Islam with heart The Kalima Fatima (A.S.) taught Came Askari in dream next night She was delighted seeing his lightBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariEvery night he came to her dream Maleeka was blessed in dream She was in non-Islamic home Had danger to her life at homeBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariShe could never express her faith She could never practice her faith Therefore on one night Askari Explained her how she could get freeBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariShe followed all his instructions And joined the group of maid servants And went with grandfather’s army Disguised as servant of armyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThe army fought with Muslim king And got defeated by that king All maid servants got arrested Came to Baghdad being arrestedBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariEleventh Imam Ali Naqi Sent Bashar giving letter and money Said “Go to shore and wait for ship! Some maids will be brought in shipBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThey will be sold as maid servants Princess will be in maid servants Won’t want to be seen by any one Won’t want to be touched by any oneBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariYou pay her price and bring to me As Askari she will marry Bashar went and witnessed this scene A group of maid servants were seenBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariA beautiful pious lady Was like a moon in her beauty A rich man offered largest price Wanted to buy at highest priceBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariIn olden days servants were sold At high, low prices they were sold The rates according to nature Were offered by future masterBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariWhen man offered the highest price Maleeka said don’t waste your price If you have Sulaiman’s kingdom My heart won’t go for that kingdomBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariI am reserved for Prince of Heavens I’m daughter-in-law of King of Heavens Bashar gave letter of Ali Naqi She read, kissed letter of Ali NaqiBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAnd said to seller sell me to him As letter of Imam was sent with him she said she won’t go with other Let him be rich, in looks betterBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariSeller said price was two twenty Dinars in bag were two twenty She was sold and she was happy Came with Bashar and was happyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariImam Ali Naqi welcomed A bag of money he too offered But she wanted reward in heavens She was the bride of Prince of HeavensBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAli Naqi said she was chosen To high position she was chosen She will be mother of final Hujjat Imam Mahdi final HujjatBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHakeema Khatoon Naqi’s sister Took her to teach details to her To teach Fiqh, Practice of Islam She learned fast details of IslamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariOne day she was sent as a bride To live with Prince of Heaven with pride Askari was her real groom She was reserved for heavenly groomBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariOne day Naqi was called by king Mutawakkal bitterest king And he was put inside prison Although he never committed singBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAllah made him infallible All life, he was infallible Quran proved his purity Allah explained his purity (Source: 33:33)Billions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariMutawakkal was bitterest Enemy of people, the best Who were Muhammad’s progeny They were Hujjats of AlmightyBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHe was enemy of Islam And wanted to kill the Imams He imprisoned Ali Naqi And tortured great Ali NaqiBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariOne day he poisoned great Imam And he took life of great Imam Askari mourned for his father In Samarra buried fatherBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariWhen he became eleventh Imam People visited eleventh Imam He preached them details of Islam The faith and practice of IslamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariUmme Ghanam’s grandson with stone Came to get his sign on the stone The powerful Imam took the stone As sign on was he signed the stoneBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariThis was the test of Imamat Genuine Imam’s Imamat From first Imam were all the signs On stone were taken all the signsBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariBy signing Askari did prove He was true Imam he proved Allah appointed him Imam He was the true eleventh ImamBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAskari reflector of Quran Wrote Tafsir of holy Quran He wrote the Quranic details He explained hidden detailsBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariFor Namaz when got up to pray With deep devotion he did pray Pen used to stand on the paper By his miracle wrote on paperBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariBy his miracle used to write Tafsir from his mind used to write He was master of living beings Controller of non-living beingsBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariIshaq-e-Kindi was a man Who was against holy Quran Controlled by Satan was that man Wanted to write against QuranBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariTo his student Imam said Tell to Ishaq you are misled Some verses have hidden meanings Cannot reject hidden meaningsBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariAnd the verses you understood Had some meanings misunderstood The meanings that Allah had meant Could be different from what you meantBillions of salutes to Askari The great Imam AskariHearing this Ishaq woke up All written papers he tore up Immediately got matches Burned all the papers to ashes

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